Help with my 60 gallon cube lighting

[ambers20]

I need some advice. i am getting a 60 gallon cube that is 24 x 24 x 24. It is going to come with a Reef Star 250W HQI Metal Halide System. I could suspend this above the tank but how would I include the actinics and what wattage would you recommend? also, how would I inlude the led's? Would you even recommend this lighting setup or should I get a system that is all in one? Just curious. I plan on setting this tank up as a reef tank. Thank you

 

[apollothesun]

you can try 14k hqi hamiltons for a more blue effect. i would suggest 20k radiums but i think they only make mogul style. you can try 20k hqi xm bulbs. i heard those have a blue look to them. as for the led's, is that what your using for moonlight? if yes you can probably retro them into the exsisting reef star system.

 

[Skimmy]

with 24x24 you might want to look at something like 2 4 bulb t5 fixtures with high power LED's included, like this:
http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merc...oduct_Code=FI-DL-2424&Category_Code=Finnex-T5

just enought 1 watt LED's to produce great color and shimmer, 9 each per fixture, an excellent idea, IMO.
you could easily attach them to eachother with some aluminum angle iron or the likes.

 

[roscoe]

You can also build a canopy and retro the Reef Star 250W MH along with 2 24'' retro T-5s on either side of the MH. You can suspended it from the ceiling or have a welder weld you a bracket like myself for the canopy to rest on.